Is momentary opera going to continue throughout the year or is it a summer thing?
AB: No, it’s going to show up in altered forms all over Chicago. Parks, museums, opera houses, hot dog stands, funerals, bathtubs C: On to Spectacle ’09: How did you guys find Laarna Cortaan? And what drew you to her? AB: Redmoon met Laarna when the company was in Holland [for a festival] and she was interested in our aesthetic, and our missions are similar. She doesn’t record her music, so the ephemeral commonality is already there. I wasn’t in Holland so I can’t really say what the mindspark was – what I can say is her audience is so much a part of her effort. She culls as much material as she presents. She desires to be a medium, not the message, which I think is fascinating. C: I read a little bit about what she does – that she asks other people to reinterpret her own music – how are you guys doing that? AB: We’re rearranging some orchestrations, reinterpreting creating the visual interpretation of these musical pieces. C: I’m shocked that she doesn’t record her music. AB: Well I t
